<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt">Paul;<br><br>Be prepared for a possible backache.<br><br>Don C.<br><div><span></span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> "paulmulik@yahoo.com" <paulmulik@yahoo.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> "pianotech@ptg.org" <pianotech@ptg.org> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, January 14, 2013 4:28 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [pianotech] My first square<br> </font> </div> <br> A university that I tune for has received the gift of a restored Schomacker square grand, circa 1870. Perhaps it was one of those things they were compelled to accept, so as not to potentially offend a wealthy donor -- a white elephant, if you will. <br><br>I looked it over for a few minutes today. <br>It is a truly beautiful piece of furniture. I don't know how long ago the restoration was done; the strings and tuning pins look brand new, but it sounds as if it has never been tuned since. Not one to back down from a challenge, I'm going to attempt to tune this baby in the next few days. I tried my regular tuning lever (with an extra long head) for size and it looks like it should work fine. <br><br>I have never attempted to tune a square before. I assume this piano should not be tuned to A440, correct?  Maybe 435?  Anybody have any other advice?<br><br>Thanks,<br>Paul Mulik<br>Sent from my U.S. Cellular BlackBerry® smartphone<br><br> </div> </div> </div></body></html>